Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Short Interest Update

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 51,866 shares, an increase of 210.6% from the June 15th total of 16,701 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 37,068 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,632,000 after buying an additional 1,122 shares during the period. Sprinkle Financial Consultants LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at about $241,000. Crescent Sterling Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 4.7% during the second quarter. Crescent Sterling Ltd. now owns 9,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,413,000 after acquiring an additional 413 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 118,279 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,721,000 after acquiring an additional 4,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Sun Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.9% during the first quarter. Pacific Sun Financial Corp now owns 4,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 170 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Shares of VIOG traded down $1.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $148.00. The company had a trading volume of 15,378 shares, compared to its average volume of 29,024. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $143.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $133.85. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $111.66 and a 1-year high of $154.41. The stock has a market cap of $1.05 billion, a PE ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.04.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.